Long-billed Curlew

[arash_hazeghi]

Here is a Long-billed in the late afternoon light, This time I tried a slightly different pose to get the back feathers plus a head turn instead of the usual parallel-to-sensor view, I could crop tighter but I wanted to include a bit more of the habitat which consists of mud lands here in the SF bay area.

http://ari1982.smugmug.com/Animals/Shorebirds-and-Egrets/curlew-1280/735239531_o5qxJ-XL-1.jpg

7D + 400 f/4 DO @ f/4 1/2000sec ISO 400 sw: Canon DPP 3.7 Digital processing: NR on BG and crop here (http://ari1982.smugmug.com/Animals/Shorebirds-and-Egrets/curlew-1280/735239531_o5qxJ-X3-1.jpg) is a larger version if you like to see more details.

Hope you like it

[Luis Villablanca]

Very nice image. I liked the lighting, pose, angle and feather detail. The red channel is clipped, though.

[Harshad Barve]

beautiful image , lighting is surreal here
TFS

[Ofer Levy]

This is a beautiful image - pose, light, detail, sharpness, shooting angle - are all here. However, I feel that it needs some levels adjustment.
The only adjustments I did are levels, S/H and some cooling - no added saturation or contrast. The light was really superb!!

[Stu Bowie]

Arash, I like the low angle, light, and colours. Good comp, and you certainly did capture a great HA. Well done.

[Bill Dix]

Arash. Great capture. These are remarkably photogenic birds and you've caught him nicely. The repost really makes it pop.

[Bonnie Block]

Beautiful image, Arash.
Great eye contact and angle. I like the mud on its legs!
Repost puts it over the top.

[Mital Patel]

nice capture arash. like the repost as well.

[arash_hazeghi]

Thanks guys for nice comments and thanks Ofer for level adjustment, I will work on the original when I get a chance, Thanks again.